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Where does “realization” come from?

Realization comes from French réalisation, formed from Middle French real and the French suffix -ation, ultimately from Proto-Indo-European h₃reǵ- meaning to straighten or direct.

realization (English): The act of realizing; The result of an artistic...

Definitions

  1. The act of realizing; The result of an artistic...

Ancestry of “realization”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Frenchréalisationmaking; creation; realization; direction
2Frenchréaliserto direct; to fulfill; to perform
3Latinreālis—
4Latinrēs—
5Latinvindicatiocivil lawsuit; protection, defence; vindication;...
6Latinvindicō—
7Latinvindexclaimant, vindicator
8Latindīcō—
9Latin-tiō—
10Latindissertātiō—
11Latindissertusarranged, disposed; explained
12Latindissereresecond-person singular future passive indicative...
13Latindis-asunder, apart, in two; reversal, removal;...
14Latincalceusshoe
15Latincalxlimestone; chalk; the finish line
16Ancient Greekχάλιξsmall stone, pebble; gravel, rubble

Words derived from “realization”

  • realizational
  • nonrealization
  • prerealization
  • realizationally
  • self-realization
Every word from Ancient Greek χάλιξ →